Q: Who the heck attaches a Lockheed F-104 Starfigher jet to the side of a building? A: Ghery does. Enough said.
The story goes that Frank Lloyd Wright upon entering a Las Vegas style casino for the first time, remarked on the architecture with those same words. Maybe it's more myth, than any amount of truth. I hope my photographs give you that same feeling of disorientation and bemusement. The plan is to abstract the crap out of architecture I like and throw in non-academic, pop culture infused musings whilst I'm at it.
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Frank Gehry, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Frankly (semi pun intended), the best bits of this building are the parts that get overlooked. It's not all about the muffled flash and bang envelope at the front, but the curvy stuff in the beer garden and that little corner full of neon goodness, that really excites. You know, the diamonds in the rough.
The Walt Disney Concert Hall [link] was designed by Frank Gehry [link] and completed in 2003. The Hall is located in the heart of Los Angeles, California.
Note: I've played around with the colours. You know because I'm arty and all that jazz.
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Frank Gehry, Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA
If buildings were types of icecream, the EMP would be neapolitan, a bit of a stratified mismash with something for everyone, even though nobody ever eats the strawberry (but that's another story). Or maybe it more like a box of chocolates?
The Experience Music Project (EMP) [link], is located next to the famous Space Needle [link] in Seattle WA. The EMP was designed by Frank Gehry [link] and completed in 2000.
Note: I have played around with the colours a bit, you know because I'm artsy and all that jazz
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